Maurice, Comte de Saxe, in gilt-studded armour and tied black cravat, wearing the blue sash of the Polish Order of the White Eagle; and Duc de Biron, also in armour, and wearing the blue sash of the Royal French Order of the Holy Ghost, powdered wigs en queue

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Maurice, Comte de Saxe, in gilt-studded armour and tied black cravat, wearing the blue sash of the Polish Order of the White Eagle; and Duc de Biron, also in armour, and wearing the blue sash of the Royal French Order of the Holy Ghost, powdered wigs en queue
both signed with monogram and inscribed on obverse, gilt-metal frames ovals, approximately 2 in. (51 mm.) high (2)

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Maurice, Comte de Saxe (1696-1750) called Marshal de Saxe. He was a French soldier and illegitimate son of Augustus II

Charles de Gontaut, Duc de Biron (1562-1602) was a French Soldier and bosom companion of Henri IV of France. Later he conspired against Henri IV and was beheaded at the Bastille.

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